Tire carrier for automobiles



June 9', 1925. 1,541,313

. J. G. BALCERWICZ v TIRE CARRIER FOR AuToMoBiL-Es Filed Oct. 8, 1923 Vii Z212 u: I firm/m2 Oil v Julius anfialcerwicz.

flfiza z Patented June 9, 1925.

UNITED'LSTALITES FFI E.

JULIUS G. BAL CERWIdZfOF' GRAND RAPIDS, MEICHIGrA-1\T, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO CHARLES A.- SAFRAN SKI,- OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

TIRE "CARRIER roa AUTOMOBILES.

' Application fileaoct ber s, 1923. Serial No. 667,119.

To aZlw/zom it may concern: i I .Be it known that I, JULIUS Gr. BALCER- wrote, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent, and State of Michigan, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Tire Carriers for Automobiles, of which the'following is a specification. 7 l

Th present invention relates to tire carriers for automobiles and the like; and its object isto provide device whereby a tire may be carried in addition to the tire or tires for the carrying of which the automobile is already equipped.

This object is attained by, and the inven tion finds preferable embodiment in, the

structure hereinafter particularly described in the body of this specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a side view of the rear portion of an automobile equipped with means for carrying one extra or spare pneumatic tire, and with my device for carrying a second extra tire;

Figure 2 is a rear view of my tire-carrying device with such extra tire;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view.

of my device taken on line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a rear view of the middle and lower portions of the same;

Figure 5 is an edgewise view of the lower portion of one of the members thereof;

Figure 6 is a sectional view of a portion of the other member offthe device taken on line 66 of Figure 4; and

Figure '7 is a view of a slightly modified construction of my device, showing one of the members in longitudinal section corresponding to line 77 of Figure 2.

Automobiles are frequently equipped with means for carrying one or more extra or spare tires; but it sometimes becomes desirable to carry another such tire. My

' invention supplies simple and economically constructed means for so doing.

In the construction illustrated by the drawings, the automobile 1 is equipped at its rear end with a tire carrier 0 any common form, the form illustrated having arms 2 and a circular rim 3 carried by the arms, an extra tire 4 surrounding and being carried or supportedby said rim. My device for carrying another extra tire comprises in the construction illustrated a pair of members or bars 5 interrelatively swingably connected. intermediately their ends at 6.

Each of'said members has at one end alaterally-extending hook 7 thus extending toward thev automobile. ,These hooks'engage,

and my device is supported by, the tire 4 v f carried by the tire carrier with whichthe automobile is already equipped. Each: of these members 5 has at its other end alaterally-extending hook 8, thus extending in.

the direction opposite to that of the hooks Said hooks 8 are adapted to engage and support a portion of thesecond extra tire 9 at points substantially diametrically opposite the portions of the tire 4 engaged by the hooks 7. To more securely hold the the 9 in place and prevent its edgewise rolling movement, the members 5 are swung apart on their'pivotal middle connection 6,

to the interrelative position shown, in which position they may be held as by the rod 10 pivoted on one of these members at 11 and having a hook 12 adapted to engage in a keeper orifice 13 in the other member. Thus positioned interrelatively, the hooks 7 of these members are hooked over the tire 4 and the tire 9 is inserted into the hooks 8 at the other ends of these members as shown.

In the slightly modified construction shown in Figure 7, the hook 7 supportedly engages the inner surface of the lower por tion of the tire 4 and the hook 8 supportingly engages the inner surface of the upper portion of the second extra tire 9 Means for'more securely holding the second extra tire 9 in place are desirably provided, such as the bands 15 surrounding both extra tires.

. The invention being intended to be pointed out in the claims, is not to be limited to or by details of construction of the particular embodiment thereof illustrated by the drawings or. hereinbefore shown or described.

I claim:

1. A tire-carrying device comprising a pair of rigid members interrelativelyswingably connected intermediate their ends, each of said members having at one end a laterally-extending hook adapted to supportedly engage a portion of a supported tire and at its other end an oppositelyextending hook adapted to supportingly engage a substantially-diametrically-opposite portion of a second tire.

V is

" its other end' 'an oppositely extending hook 2. A tire-carrying device comprising a pair of rigid 'meimbers swmgably connected intermediate their ends, each of said members having ,at one ta chably connecting said tires together.

3. A tire-carrying device comprising a pia-ll' lqf frigrd "members interrelat vely- 'swingably connected lntel'm'edlate their 'en'dsfaiid having meansfor' re'leasably retaming them against 'interrelative swinging miov'ementin at least one direc'tion, eac h'of i: said members having at oneend a 1atera1- ly-extending hook adapted 'to'supp o-rtedly engage aportion of a supportedtire and at interrelativelypair of "3rd day adapted to supp ortingly 'fl eiigagefa si'tbstaiitially diainetrically-op-pbsite portion of a second tire.

4. A tire-carrying device comprising a rigid members interrelativelyswingaibly connected intermediate their ends, and having means for releasably retaining them against interrelative swinging movement in' atdezist one direction, eachof said members having atone end a laterally-extenid ing hook adapted to supportedly engage apo rti'on-v of asitpported tire and 'at'iits other end an oppositely-extending hook" adapted to siipportii gly engagefa s ibstantiallydiametricallyopposite portion of a second tireand means for'detaehably" connecting said tires together.

In testimony whereof I have 'h'ere'unto'set my hand flat GrandRapids, Michigan this of October, 1923,

" JULIUS G1 "BALCERWIGZ. 

